...CMS 340/Steen Values Paper: Nigeria 11/30/11 Culture is a pattern of learned behaviors and attitudes that are shared by a group of people as far as shared languages, beliefs, and values that are transmitted from generation to generation. Values are things that are important to you; the most deeply felt beliefs shared by a cultural group. They reflect a shared perception of what ought to be and not what is. (Martin & Nakayama) The relationship between values and behaviors of a culture is that they are intertwined. Ones values and behavior is influenced by their culture in some way if not all. The culture also influences your communication in which determines how you communicate what values are important to you. I would identify myself as a part of the African American culture within the dirty south. I say dirty south because through a bit a traveling, I have found that African Americans in the north, east, or west parts of America are a little different than me. Within my culture as an African American, I identify as a woman, minority, Christian, middle class, a democrat, and a single parent. I wouldn’t say that I fit into the mainstream culture because when I think of mainstream I think of what’s popular and I consider myself mutual because I can always see or find a way to agree with someone else side of the story or point of view. Personally I value family, friendship, and respect of others and individuals. Some values that I might share with the mainstream society...
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...Reflections on The Cultural Value of Film Statistics can be used to show that Britain’s film industry is now the third biggest in the world and a prime destination for inward investment. This success story was heralded by James Purnell, new Minister for the Creative Industries, in a speech to the Institute of Public Policy Research in June this year.[1] But what is the relation of this economic success to the vibrancy and breadth of our film culture? A further look at the statistics provided by the UK Film Council for 2004 shows that last year domestic production fell from 44 films to 27, where domestic is taken to be films made by a UK production company shot wholly or partly in the UK. In 1997, the year when the government set up the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, UK production had been at a record high, and 84 domestic productions were registered. In terms of what UK audiences could see in 2004, beyond American features and American co-productions, the rest of the world share of the market in UK and Ireland was just 2.7%, a figure which betrays the failure of film policy to encourage interest and understanding in the stories of what goes on beyond our shores. Last year also saw the consolidation of companies operating in the exhibition sector and a series of momentous deals which changed the landscape of UK exhibition. In August 2004, Terra Firma acquired both the Odeon and UCI cinema circuits for a total of 580 million pounds, acquiring a 35% share of...
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...American Culture Values Keith Byrd University of Phoenix Ann Fongheiser 1-25-10 American Culture Values American Culture is a combination of history, traditions, holidays, customs, religious beliefs and values. It also encompasses spirits, arts - to include visual, musical, and dance, cinema, literature and food. American Culture has been heavily influenced by the Europeans, British, and other Eastern World Civilizations. Our National holidays, sporting events, military and even our government all have been influenced by Eastern World Civilization. Our architectural designs, cars, fashion, and firearms all have Eastern influences. Calendars are a major influence on holidays and US history and religious traditions. National patriarchs, US history and Religious traditions are all a part of the reason that the United States observes holidays and traditions. National holidays like Washington’s Birthday, Independence Day and Christmas are just a few of the traditions and holidays that are influenced by Religion, National patriarchs and US history. In 1879, Washington's Birthday was declared a National holiday by an act of Congress. In 1968, the Uniform Holiday Act started to commemorate Washington's birthday from February 22 to the third Monday in February, which is now know in the American Culture as "President's Day." Independence Day, also known as the fourth of July, is the day that we celebrate in commemoration of the...
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...American Political Culture & Values According to the text book, political culture is a set of beliefs broadly shared, value, and norms regarding on how the political and economic life should be done. The political cultures determine the relationship of citizens to government, to one another, and to the economy. American political culture may share beliefs, values and norms, with other countries, but the amount of configuration of each political culture is unique. No matter how extensive the consensus organization, culture contains values that overlap and conflict; the American political culture is no exception. The values of American political culture are based in the XVIII century philosophy that should heavily influence the founders. In recent years, the values has also been added, some support the original, some conflicts: Liberty is the value of freedom can be the most important source of stimulation for the American Revolution, and it is still a core value today. Freedom is one of the natural rights first cited by John Locke and later by Thomas Jefferson “that among these rights are life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness”; Equality- once again, Thomas Jefferson refers to the basic values of the Declaration of Independence “We hold these truth to be self-evident, that all people are created equal” Although most Americans do not believe that people are equal in every sense of the word, the fundamental belief in equality of opportunity and equal treatment...
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...ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE AND VALUES GOOGLE INC. Executive Summary This report investigates the literature findings of incongruence between organisational values and individual values in reflection to how this can affect organisational culture. These are identified as espoused and enacted values of the organisation. Researches for this report draws attention to ways leading companies, such as ‘Google Inc’, manage these common issues through organisational conduct and procedures. Google’s Organisational culture is well known and famous for their innovation, success, creativity and strong value for human resources. This investigation also reveals additional incongruence within the workplace which results in unsatisfied employees and quitting jobs. Nonetheless there is very little known incongruence within their workplace that affects the overall performance as they have a number of mechanisms and ‘lifestyle’ activities to promote the company’s values for individual value. There are a number of recommendations highlighting procedures and practices that organisations can use to reduce the gap between espoused and enacted values. Recommendations feature some of the following: - Defining clear and concise organisational values - Organisational values should reflect beliefs and values of both the organisation and stakeholders - Ensure the work environment reflects those values - Recruit staff who shares similar beliefs and values to the organisation. Introduction Value is a...
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...Daniela Klaus VALUE OF CHILDREN IN SIX CULTURES Pp. 244-245 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SYMPOZIUM ORGANISED BY FACULTY OF SOCIAL STUDIES MASARYK UNIVERSITY BRNO (19-21 SEPT. 2002) 1) Psychological-emotional value of children 2) Economic-utilitarian value of children 3) Social-normative value of children. Psychological-emotional reasons for getting children are for instance; 'to have someone to love and care for', 'because of the pleasure you get from watching children grow' and 'because it's fun to have young children around the house'. Statements such as 'because a child helps around the house', 'to have one more person to help the family economically' or 'children can help when you're old' illustrate the economic-utilitarian dimension. The dimension of social-normative value of children is expressed by items such as 'to carry on the family name' or 'because parenthood improves your standing and betters your reputation among your kin'. The decision for or against children is embedded in different context levels. Certain institutional conditions, the structures of opportunity, the relational and social network and the individual characteristics of the (potential) parents determine the value of children for the parents...
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...Unit 4003 INTRODUCING ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE, VALUES AND BEHAVIOUR 1.1. Determine a framework for analysing organisational culture. The contemporary definition of organizational culture includes what is valued, the dominant leadership style, the language and symbols, the procedures and routines, and the definitions of success that characterizes an organization. Organisational Culture represents the values, underlying assumptions, expectations, collective memories, and definitions present in an organization (Schein, 1992; Cameron & Quinn, 1999). Cameron and Quinn (1999) have developed an organizational culture framework built upon a theoretical model called the "Competing Values Framework." This framework refers to whether an organization has a predominant internal or external focus and whether it strives for flexibility and individuality or stability and control. The framework is also based on six organizational culture dimensions and four dominant culture types (i.e., clan, adhocracy, market, and hierarchy). In addition the framework authors generated an "Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI)" which is used to identify the organizational culture profile based on the core values, assumptions, interpretations, and approaches that characterize organizations (Cameron & Quinn, 1999). The central issue associated with organizational culture is its linkage with organizational performance. Connections between OC and performance have been established....
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...Walt Disney Company; Maintaining the Happy Ending Section 1: Company Values and Culture Walt Disney Company’s (here on in denoted with WDC) espoused values are as follows; innovation, quality, community, storytelling, optimist, and decency. While very broad subjects, they continue to define them within their website (http://disneycareers.com/en/working-here/culture-diversity/). Innovation to the WDC means a constant desire to change and update new technology to stay ahead of the curve. Quality standards are set to the highest possible bar, ensuring a lasting product, whether it be a movie, theme park, or show. They cultivate an extensive community of employees, executives, and customers through positive ideas and a focus on “entertainment experience for all generations to share” (http://disneycareers.com/en/working-here/culture-diversity/). They are committed to creating stories that are not only timeless, but inspiring as well. They demand an uplifting attitude focused on their trademarked happy endings. Finally, decency is expected not only from how they treat and are treated by their employees, but also in how their products come along. These espoused values are well translated into their enacted values. They have created their own city, Celebration, Florida, based on these principles and created the first privately zoned and maintained city (Stringham, Miller, & Clark 2010). This city follows their values of innovation, quality, community, optimism, and decency without fail...
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...Ethics: The Role of Culture and Values for an Ethical Workplace FOURTH QUARTER–2009 Whether in domestic or global companies, ultimately, the commitment to business ethics and the foundation is built through organizational culture, with ethical values reflected in the workplace. Business Ethics: The Role of Culture and Values for an Ethical Workplace Abstract An ethical workplace is established through an organization’s culture, values and leadership. To promote ethical behavior, human resource professionals, people managers and senior management need to be knowledgeable about business ethics—from leadership, codes of conduct and related legislation to compliance training, ethical decisionmaking, and cultural and generational differences around ethics. Transparency, fairness and communication are key for establishing and maintaining an ethical workplace. Introduction In the business world today, issues of trust, respect, fairness, equity and transparency are gaining more attention. Business ethics includes organizational values, guidelines and codes, legal compliance, risk management, and individual and group behavior within the workplace. Effective leadership, with open dialogue and thoughtful deliberation, develops the foundation of an ethical workplace, is woven into the fabric of the organizational culture and is mirrored in ethical decision-making. Toward this end, all organizational leaders have a key role in establishing corporate values and modeling ethical...
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...Southwest Airlines: The Melding of Values, Communication, and Culture Southwest Airlines: The Melding of Values, Communication, and Culture Southwest Airlines states their mission as, “The mission of Southwest Airlines is dedication to the highest quality of Customer Service delivered with a sense of warmth, friendliness, individual pride, and Company Spirit” (Southwest Airlines, “Mission”, 2012, para.1). Along with a work environment that is stable with ongoing learning for employees, the company's values espouse to provide the same treatment to their employees as they expect their employees to provide for their customers (Southwest Airlines, “Mission”, 2012, para.1). Apparently a significant part of the airline's continued success that differentiates them from other U.S. airlines is the effort they put into making sure their enacted values align with their espoused values where one of the most important aspects is the communication they continually encourage from top tier managers to the representatives at the front lines (Kelley, 2001, para.1). Because the airline exists in a business sector that is constantly challenged with change across many categories from new regulations to new technologies, the company must maintain a high level of communication to ensure the success of new implementations for the coordinating across functional areas (Kelley, 2001, para.3). Accomplishing the level of communication necessary to keep costs low, and thereby...
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...The Differences of Family Values in Chinese and American Cultures ABSTRACT This paper aims to make a contrastive study on family values in Chinese and American cultures from the three parts: the attitude to the family members and their relationships, marriage and family education. As the pace of the global economy integration accelerates, cross-cultural communication between China and America is becoming more and more frequent and important，and the research can undoubtedly help Chinese people and American people to further understand with each other and their family values and to avoid the unnecessary conflict caused by the misunderstanding and mistakes in cross-cultural communication. Key words: the differences of family values, filial piety, marriage, family education Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Literature Review 2 3 The Definitions of Family, Values and Family Values 3 3.1 The Definition of Family 3 3.2 The Definition of Values 3 3.2.1 The Decisive Values in Chinese Culture: Collectivism 3 3.2.2 The Decisive Values in American Culture: Individualism 4 3.3 The Definition of Family Values 4 3.4 The Meaning of Family to Chinese and Americans 5 4 Differences Between Chinese and Americans Family Values 5 4.1 The Attitude to the Family Members and Their Relationships 6 4.1.1 The Attitude to the Family Members and...
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...organisational culture To get Achievement in implementing plans or running in right path manager must first understand the values and culture of organisation.Managers should only try to implement the strategies which are favarouble with the organizations culture and value otherwise it is very likely to he may not succeed. As change in culture and value the manager should constantly be up dated with organization current atmosphere. Organizational culture can be better understood by observing the basic day to day life activity of employees within in the office building or within the organisation. Observing activity should include the relationship between employees themselves between higher authority and junior staff. How senior managers treat their junior. Organisational culture can also be understood by knowing how employees behave with their customers and suppliers. And one should also notice that how formally or informally people behave within the organization and weather there is abusing going within the staff from any superior staff to their junior staff. One can also analyse the organization culture by inquiring with customers about the treatment given to them by organization and also by having close look about team work and do’s and don’ts around and within the organization. These are just the few ways to analyse the organizational values from many other possible ways. 1.2 Explain internal and external factors that could influence organisational culture...
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...Article Discussion Title of Article: Ghosn Creating Value across Cultures ___________________________________________________________________ ___ 1. What is the author’s/authors’ purpose in writing this article? The author, presenting the alliance between Renault and Nissan, wants to make perfectly clear that partnering globally is an opportunity. An equal relationship with two winners. He explains the benefits which are produced by the relationship between the two at a corporate level, and the positive effects at the workforce as well. Learning through differences is essential is the send message. Moreover, the author is warning us of the hidden risks. Losing the corporate identity will have as consequence a lack employees’ motivation. Lastly, the author states that motivation is the engine of performance. 2. Name and discuss three major points on which the author(s) focus in their discussion of their primary purpose. Learning through differences: The author describes the different skills of the French, the Japanese and the Americans. The combination of these skills can disentangle difficult situations more easily and multiplies the possibilities of having Eureka Moments. I find this cross cultural consociation remarkable, people from the two edges of the world, coming from different cultures, having different expertise and knowledge, working together, creating a harmonious relationship, allowing to achieve things which differently would need much more time,...
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...Analysis American culture value through the film The Pursuit of Happiness The reason why the Hollywood films are popular, besides its wonderful plots, the characters in the films could always reflect the special American cultural values to audiences. The American spirit such as individualism, heroism, religious and pursuit of freedom are all reflect in the Hollywood films. However, the American dream is a unique American culture and has inspired many Americans to rely on personal struggle to make their dreams come true. Films from different culture have their different cultural values, in turn, the different cultures have reflect and strengthen their own culture values in their films, so that audiences could get to know the mainstream American culture values from Hollywood films. Hollywood as the largest American film media has created many motivation films to express the importance values of American dreams to the world. The film The Pursuit of Happiness (2006) by Gabriele Muccino is a very classical Hollywood biographical film which is based on Chris Gardner’s life story. The film talks about how a homeless man success from the hardship and finally became a famous investment expert through his struggle step by step. The narrative of the main character Chris’s story refers to the key aspect of American Dream which is the equity opportunity of everyone in the society. It has showed the thought that happiness will come to everyone as long as we do not give up and make unremitting...
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...Social Media Sheila Mcgehee HUM/186 Feb 09 Leigh Pethe Social Media The advantage of having obtainable information easily. One is all business goes through the internet it’s world wide, even though we have easy access to the internet, doesn’t mean there aren’t advantages, there are many but they also need to be able to further their sources. Now a days the internet is so mobile we even can get it on our cell phones so wherever we go it can go with us. We can communicate with emails, we also have twitter, Facebook, blogs there are so many ways to obtain our information at all times. The biggest advantage would have to be expediency where people can be where ever and still be able to hear the news, music, talk on phone. Communication services students. A disadvantage is when critical or sensitive information is available and it shouldn’t be. Meaning of this is example: just like one of our troops had been hurt or got killed we wouldn’t want this kind of news to get out before the family knew. This would be devastating. What are the advantages and disadvantages of social media? Some people have done well with themselves in their businesses, because the core elements of the internet is connecting and engaging. Computers have done wonders for our media social, in so many ways it has been used and continues to get stronger people rely on our technology since it’s our way of communicating in all ways there is so much but there that we can learn from and be able...
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